Shakespeare said: "There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." Everything happens perfectly.

There is really only one Zen Master ... and that's yourself.

Who has that perfect faith and trust? Only such a person with that faith and trust can be enlightened.

The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.

Don't focus so much on your relationships. Have fun with them. Or if you don't have them, you don't want them, have fun with that.

When you meditate, you focus to clear the mind and to bring the willpower together. But then, toward the end of the session let go, just become eternity.

If are in a situation with too many people in your life and you want to go into higher attention, look in the mirror. You are being blocked. Do something about it. It might be hard.